Why Play Tennis?


  • It is a lifetime sport ... played by people of all ages and skill levels
  • Competitive or recreational
  • Sociable...played with others
  • Team or Individual sport
  • It improves fitness and promotes a healthy lifestyle (play 3 times x 30mins per week and you fulfill the goverment guidelines for exercise) 
  • Increases and maintains a high level of aerobic fitness
  • Develops flexibility, strength and anaerobic fitness
  • Burns more calories than aerobics, inline skating, or cycling, according to studies on caloric expenditures.
  • Improves hand-eye coordination (particularly good for kids)
  • Sense of Challenge... through the tactical and strategic elements of matchplay
  • Teaches mental skills of goal setting, relaxation, concentration and coping with pressure
  • Cost effective... is relatively cheap to play, you only need a racket, balls, an opponent and a court! 
  • Most of all ITS FUN!

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